Take Me Apart

Vitale Brothers, Book 1

By: Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow

Narrated by: Declan Winters

Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

I have only one goal in life: become a detective. It’s there, just out of reach, so close I can taste it. When I find out the Vitale family is about to be investigated again, I do what I do best.

Jump in head first.

There’s just one problem; Enzo Vitale. The man is red hot danger, every word a dare from his lips. And I never was one to turn away from a challenge….

But when things get rough, lies reign and deceit is around every corner. I find myself drawn to the one man I should be running from. The criminal whose hands are bathed in blood.

Am I falling for the enemy?

©2022 Skyler Snow (P)2023 Skyler Snow

Declan’s narration is fire🔥

Love the series and was super thrilled when I heard it was coming to audiobook. Declan’s narration is fantastic and brings the characters to life exactly how I imagined them. Though not going to lie every time he voiced Penelope I couldn’t help but laugh.
If you love stories with action, complex characters, dubcon, touch him and die vibes, check it out !

Was better than expected

I read the second book because the first didn’t interest me. I’m glad I gave the audio version a try. This book has the “he so crazy but I love it” trope. Tex is perfect for Enzo. He’s calm and helps Enzo with his issues. I can’t wait for book 2 in audio. Declan Winters did an awesome job.

👮‍♂️Enzo and Tex **kinda spoilers ** 🔪🩸⚰️🪦🪚

Great story. Enzo reminds me of Pope from the Animal Kingdom TV show. For a crazy person, he is without a doubt romantic with Tex, especially when he thinks Tex is unhappy. His sweetness is adorable.

The only thing I felt was too much was the torture scenes, I love a good torture if the person deserves it but, the victims didn't do that much to deserve this kind-of extreme pain, especially the "send a message scene".

I wish what happened to Enzo during to 2 man raid that happened to Tex instead just to see him lose his shit. Can't wait for the rest of the series to be released, and thankfully, each book is a standalone so I'm not left feeling incomplete.😊

Great voices

the voice actors really brought the story to life, can't wait to listen to the other books in the series.

This book was electrifying!

This book was good from beginning to end. The heat between the characters was scintillating and pulse pounding. The characters came to life with great story telling. The characters had depth and texture. This book had everything I love. Blood, love and that touch of obsession.... loved. This is one of books where narration is everything., the Narrator did the damn thing! I'm reading the second book now. I'm hooked on the authors.

On point for this genre!

I enjoyed this audible and narration. I loved that “MM” wasn’t an issue …especially with the police and mafia …so just focus on other action & inner conflicts- which developed pretty well; spice was on point!!! Love a good “insta-mine!” Series …like Onley James, Necessary Evils! These gems can sometimes be hard to find! Looking forward to continuing the series!!!!

the meows!

okay I was in stitches over the narrator actually meowing. I loved the audio verison!

Take Me Apart Audio

When I say I devoured this book, all other responsibilities were put on hold. I've always enjoyed dark and twisted books; this one checked all the boxes.

Enzo and Tex are so wrong for each other that they are right. With Enzo being in the Mafia with his brothers and Tex being a cop trying to prove himself, they cross paths and can't seem to stay away from each other.

Their chemistry was coming off. These two were amazing. Learning about both characters, I quickly became very invested in their HEA. The spicy scenes in this book are off the charts, and I had to stop a few times just because it was getting hard to read in public. The pacing in this book was fabulous; it didn't seem too long or too short, and nothing was drawn out.

The narrator did a great job breathing life into this story and making the character feel real. The scenes also added an extra bit of spice because of the audio.

Fantastic! Absolutely Loved It!

I absolutely loved the audiobook version of this book! I thought it was fantastic! Narrated by Declan Winters, he did an amazing job bringing these characters to life and I couldn't want a more perfect narrator to give a voice to this series! Each character had a distinct voice and was easy to distinguish- whether it was Enzo's calm and control, Tex's personality and passion, Giancarlo's more sociable nature, or even Tex's father's tough coldness and his mother's weakness and affection. You can really feel who these characters are by the tones and inflections of their voices. I was most impressed by Enzo's voice. It had a soothing calm even in the darkest of situations, but could get deeper and more dominant and make me shiver. Enzo fascinated me not only for his character and seeing his outlook through his eyes, but by the voice Declan gave him. It was easy to love Tex. He was determined and passionate. I loved his accent. The chemistry and heat between Tex and Enzo was fire. But some of my favorite scenes are the two of them watching movies and eating dinner together. Tex really SAW Enzo in those moments and I thought them so beautiful. And how could I not love the dynamic between them? A cop trying to make detective and get out from under his father's shadow, and a deadly mobster in an untouchable and powerful crime family. It added a delicious layer of tension and pressure.

I cannot wait to listen to the rest of this series. I highly recommend picking this audiobook up. You're in for a treat!

Overall: 5 stars
Performance: 5 stars
Story: 5 stars

Great start to this MM mafia series

This was my first book by these authors and it will not be my last. This was also my first book by this narrator Declan Winters. Who I must say did a fantastic job narrating all the characters in this book. 10/10 recommend.


This was a great story, I give it probably a 4.5. It has everything you like: enemies to lovers/ Insta lust / forbidden etc. it brings the 🔥🔥🔥 it also had really good autism rep with one of the characters in this book and the whole mafia/cop (trope?) was interesting. Not my favorite, but it kept my interest. All the characters were really well done. The story was also entertaining and kept me guessing about how some things would pay out. I enjoyed it so much that I got the other two books in this series that are currently out on audio, I’m so excited to read / listen to them.